"Mom, Mom!" Seeing the old lady wake up, Wang Dagui immediately knelt by the stretcher and called out anxiously.
"Mom, you're awake," Qiao Yan also hurried to the old lady's side.
Wang Dagui pushed Qiao Yan away again: "Get out!"
"Mom, tell me, did Qiao Yan feed you those apple seeds?!" Wang Dagui pointed angrily at Qiao Yan, who had been pushed aside and almost fell to the ground.
Hearing Wang Dagui's question, Qiao Yan's expression became very nervous. She lowered her head, not daring to meet the old lady's gaze.
The old lady looked weakly at Qiao Yan and shook her head: "I ate the apples myself. I thought it was a waste to throw away the seeds, so I ate them too."
"Old lady, you only have three teeth. How could you have eaten so many apple seeds?" the doctor couldn't help but question.
"I used a broken wall machine to grind them. I thought I could swallow them this way. It has nothing to do with my daughter-in-law," the old lady said weakly, pointing at Qiao Yan.
Wang Dagui, kneeling beside the old lady, was stunned.
Qiao Yan also looked up at the old lady in surprise. She hadn't expected the old lady to answer like this.
"Mom is fine. Don't blame Xiao Yan. I don't have many years left to live, but you and Xiao Yan have to live together for a lifetime," the old lady said weakly, patting Wang Dagui's head.
"Old lady, but..." the doctor still had many doubts.
After all, this was cyanide poisoning, which could be classified as murder!
However, before the doctor could finish speaking, Chen Fan reached out and stopped him, shaking his head and signaling him not to ask further.
"Mom!" Qiao Yan, standing by, burst into tears and rushed towards the stretcher.
"Mom, I was wrong, Mom, I really know I was wrong!" Qiao Yan knelt beside the old lady, crying uncontrollably, her eyes filled with remorse.
"Doctor, how is my mother? Please, please save her." Seeing the old lady's weak and pale complexion, Qiao Yan quickly looked at Chen Fan and pleaded.
Chen Fan looked at Qiao Yan: "You know regret now. You should know that some things cannot be regretted."
Qiao Yan was startled and quickly looked at Chen Fan and asked, "Doctor, is there really no way? Please, please save my mother!"
"Doctor, isn't my mother awake? Is there something else?" Wang Dagui also asked anxiously.
Chen Fan waved his hand in front of the old lady's eyes, but she showed no reaction.
Chen Fan said, "Because you didn't bring the patient here in time, she developed cerebral edema, which is pressing on the optic nerve. If we operate, the risk is very high. If we don't operate, she may never be able to see."
"What? Husband, then, what do we do?" Qiao Yan looked at Wang Dagui in shock.
"Dagui, don't have the surgery. I don't have many years left to live anyway, and I've seen enough in this life," the old lady said softly, barely opening her mouth.
"Mom," Wang Dagui cried again.
He didn't dare to take the risk, because Chen Fan had just said the surgery was very risky, and his mother was so old, he couldn't bear to see her take such a risk.
"Mom, I'll be your eyes from now on," Qiao Yan said, holding the old lady's hand and wiping away her tears.
"Okay, okay," the old lady nodded and reached out her withered hand to stroke Wang Dagui and Qiao Yan's faces.
"Doctor, if her eyes are not treated, will my mother have other problems?" Wang Dagui asked Chen Fan again.
Chen Fan replied, "That depends on the subsequent situation. You should go and complete the hospitalization procedures first."
Qiao Yan nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, I'll go and complete the hospitalization procedures right away."
Chen Fan then administered vitamin C solution to the patient to reduce methemoglobin.
After doing this, Chen Fan checked the time. It was already past one in the morning. Seeing that the old lady's condition was stable, he walked out of the ward.
"You must be tired. Drink some water quickly." As Chen Fan left the ward, Qin Shuran, who was waiting outside, handed him a cup of warm water.
"Thank you." After thanking her, Chen Fan opened the cup and drank all the warm water in one gulp.
"You said you were waiting for me to get off work, but now I have to stand here waiting for you," Qin Shuran said with some helplessness.
Chen Fan hadn't expected an emergency patient to come, so he could only smile awkwardly: "How about we go for a late-night snack?"
"No, if you keep feeding me like this, I'll get fat!" Qin Shuran refused decisively.
The two got into the car, and Qin Shuran said with some emotion, "Why would this woman do that? She poisoned her mother-in-law, and even used apple seeds. Such a woman is truly cunning."
"That old lady is too kind-hearted, saying she ate them herself."
Qin Shuran was clearly still displeased with Qiao Yan, as this was murder, and the victim was her mother-in-law.
"She didn't want to see her son's family fall apart. This might be maternal love," Chen Fan said calmly as he started the car.
Mentioning the word "maternal love," Chen Fan's eyes dimmed. Since he was born, he had never seen his parents. He had lived with his grandmother until now.
If his mother had encountered such a situation, would she have made the same choice as the old lady?
Chen Fan didn't know and didn't want to think about it.
Qin Shuran, hearing Chen Fan's words, also fell into thought and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.
If her mother could hear her, she would want to tell her that she was doing well now and had someone who loved her deeply, so she could rest assured.
Back at the rented apartment, after Qin Shuran washed up, she looked at Chen Fan, who was sleeping on the floor, and said, "It's getting cold, and the floor is cold. Why don't you sleep on the bed?"
After saying that, Qin Shuran lowered her head and quickly lay on the bed, her face flushed, her back turned to Chen Fan, afraid that Chen Fan would see her current appearance.
"Okay, okay." After a moment, Chen Fan snapped out of his shock, feeling that happiness had come too suddenly.
Taking a quilt, Chen Fan excitedly lay down on the bed. A unique fragrance from Qin Shuran immediately filled the air, making Chen Fan's heart race.
Especially after turning off the lights, Chen Fan felt his throat dry and a strange heat all over his body.
"Are you cold? How about, how about..." In the dim room, Qin Shuran asked in a low voice, her voice sounding a little nervous.